Detachable spout for powder-cans.



No.' 690,571. y. ,lafented 1an. 7, i902. -L. GROVE.

DETICI'IABLE SPUUT FH'PWDEB CANS.

(Application :Bled June 27, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEANDER J. GROVE, OF ASTORIA, ILLINOIS.

DETACHABLE SPOUT FOR POWDER-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 690,571, dated January7, 1 902.

Application filed J une 27, 1901. Serial No. 66,254. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, LEANDER J. GROVE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Astoria, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Detachable Spout for Powder-Gans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improved vdetachable spout for powder-cans and thelike by means of which the contents of the cans may be readily pouredtherefrom and which spout after a can has been em-ptied is adapted to bedetached therefrom and attached to another can; and it consists inthepeculiar construction and combination of devices hereinafter fullyset forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of aspout embodying my improvements, showing the same attached to apowder-can. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of my improveddetachable spout.

The spout 1 is preferably of cylindrical form, and the lower end thereofis beveled, as at 2, to form a point 3, which may be readily driventhrough the top of a can at one side thereof, as shown in Fig. l. On oneside of the spout is a flange 4, which bears on the top of the can andlimits the descent of the spout when the same is being driven throughthe top of the can. On the outer side of the spout is a depending arm 5,the lower portion of which is disposed opposite and in proximity to oneside of the can, and the said arm 5 is provided with a set-screw 6,which is adapted to secure the same to the can, as shown in Fig. l. Atthe upper end of the spout is a detachable cap 7, which may be either ofthe form here shown or of any other suitable form.

My improved spout is thus adapted to be readily attached to a can and isexceedingly useful in pouring the powder or other contents of the cantherefrom. When the can has been emptied, the spout maybe readilydetached therefromA and preserved for use in connection with anothercan. My improved detachable spout is particularly useful in con'-nection with powdercans to facilitate the pouring of the powdertherefrom into the cartridges used for mining and other purposes; butIdo not limit myself to the use of my improved detachable spout inconnection with powder-cans, as the same may be used also in connectionwith other vessels.

Having thus described my invention, I claimp l. A detachable spout ofthe class described having its lower end adapted to be driven into thehead of a can and to bear against the inner side of the can, said'spouthaving a downwardly-extending arm to lie on the outer side of the can,opposite the lower, bearing portion of the spout, and means, carried bysaid arm, to engage the can and clamp one side of the same between saidlower portion of the spout and said arm, substantially as described.

2. A detachable spout of the class described having its lower endadapted to be driven into the head of the can and to bear against theinner side of the can, said spout having a bearing-ange to bear againstthe top of the can, and a downwardly-extending arm to lie on the outerside of the can, opposite the lower, bearing portion of the spout,

and means, carried by said arm, to engage the can and clamp one side ofthe same between said lower portion of the spout and said arm,substantially as described.

3. A detachable spout of the class described, having its lower endadapted to be driven into the head of a can and to bear against theinner side thereof, and clamping means opposite the said lower, bearingportion of the spout, to engage the outer side of the can and clamp thebearing portion of the spout thereto, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEANDER J. GROVE.

